EDIT: After chat discussion, it's now in a first draft state, with remaining criticisms about it being it needing a more interesting hook or ending. Any criticisms expanding on this, or about the article in general, are very welcome.

it seems like there's some biomech stuff with the pods, maybe spread that out to the bots and towers a little?

my one question: preparation for what? workforce for what? the ideas need slightly refocused and unified. there is a cool idea in here, it needs sharpened is all. regardless of what info you withhold, YOU need to know who what when where why how. I feel like you're almost there, just a few details need resolved or hinted at.

there should be some larger implied threat they represent. containment needs to FEEL keter. where could this go if let to run amok?

This is similar to what people on chat were telling me. I had a headcanon origin that addressed some of these issues, but it was called out for being ridiculous, because, well, it was. I'm now planning on putting in some kind of statement from the creator of the SCP at the end to bring everything to a conclusion. Thank you for giving a list of issues to resolve and for the encouragement!

The 9 km x 9 km area containing SCP-1342 is to be surrounded with a 5 m high concrete wall, with a 100 m buffer-zone between the wall and SCP-1342-2's area of effect, with cameras and motion sensors to be maintained every 50 m along the wall.

Not only is this a run-on sentence, that is a TON of concrete… enough, I believe, to be seen from orbit. Also, is this area a square? If it isn't, then it should be "9 km radius", even if it's an irregular shape.

Helicopters are to be maintained on-site for rapid deployment during containment breach attempts.

Personal pet peeve, but for containment procedures involving significant armed elements, this should be a lot more paramilitary in language. Maybe "armed containment teams with air support elements are stationed for rapid response".

"firearms of indeterminate make and manufacturer", unless these are something more exotic than slug throwers.

Non-hostile humans are directed by SCP-1342-1 to a large office skyscraper at the centre of the containment area. Under this building a vault with observed dimensions of approximately 6 km by 5 km by 200 m (6 km3). The vault is partially filled with pods, put in Automated manufacturing facilities for pods and instances of SCP-1342-1 are also located within the vault, as are facilities for maintenance of SCP-1342-1.

"Non-hostile personnel entering SCP-XXXX's containment area are directed by SCP-XXXX-1 to a high-rise building at the center of the containment area." (Directed for what purpose? This feels really awkward.) "This building contains manufacturing and maintenance equipment for SCP-XXXX […]" (What's with the pods? You're leaving a lot of stuff hanging with no explanation.)

incompletely understood visual warping effect

"generates an effect identifying by subtle visual distortion within a radius of 2 km"

In addition, any attempt at aggressive action within, or against, the area of the towers' effect will result in failure. This effect manifests in varying ways, such as a calming effect on the aggressor, software system crashes and mechanical jamming.

"All attempts at dismantling or destroying instances of SCP-XXXX within the area of effect have inexplicably failed, with reasons ranging from software system crashes and mechanical jamming of weapons and tools to personnel suffering acute memory loss and confusion."

(As an aside, this is reading like the Peace Doves, which is not a good thing.)

While SCP-1342-2's fields themselves can overlap, no two central transmitters have been built within each other's field of effect.

"The placement of SCP-XXXX-2 instances appears to follow a pattern intended for maximum efficiency with minimal overlap."

Study of milli-scale replications of the effect have caused a feedback overload in transmitting devices. This seems to have prevented SCP-1342 from continually expanding, limiting it to the current containment area.

Holy technobabble, Batman. I have no clue what you're actually trying to say here, but this is bad.

The entire log is also long, drawn-out, and completely pointless. It's also pretty obvious that you're trying to go for a computer/military tone but missing that as well.

just remember this about writing: seeing a bad idea to completion, or finishing a piece that doesn't quite turn out, is JUST as important and valuable to a writer as creating a masterpiece. its all learning, all experience for the next time.

and let me just say, I've had writings go horribly and get turned around. sometimes one or two minor changes are all it takes.

… that's a nice sentiment, but that process is only valuable if you actually learned where you went wrong. There are plenty of people who doggedly pursue doomed ideas and never learn a damned thing in the process.

Thanks, I plan on getting this to a state where I'm happy with it, or 'finished' it, and probably just keeping it on the back burner in the sandbox. I might post it if it turns around well enough, but I'll probably leave it till a wee while down the line. Thanks again for the encouragement.